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most of the new ones are on elastic bands! not difficult to bolt them on . . .I've just bought a pair of ever ready 70's ones, going to try and upgrade them to LED and fit to the cow horns on my new cruising project bike!

totally agree . . .I nearly hit a kid recently . . . nearly chased after him to offer him a set of lights, you can buy little LED ones for less than a tenner.

We all did our cycling proficiency when we were about 9-10 . . . only then were we allowed to cycle to school. . most cars were horse powered then so things were a little slower/quieter.

Kids these days . . . Got the bus, then when covid kicked in managed to persuade mum to chauffeur him. :facepalm::nono:

That's exactly how I cycled with my son. For a while I thought he was getting into it, but having spent a small fortune on a nice MTB he lost interest . . . 5 miles to school, he did it twice and decided it was too much like hard work.

Good question . . . As a kid we had to do CP, and get a pass, and a badge, before we were allowed to cycle to school. My lad did a kind of CP about 5 years ago, it was nothing compared to what we did in the early 80's . . . .. funding slashed etc . .. Sad. I don't want my lad on a scooter at...

I agree, although happy to see toddlers on bikes on the pavement until Dad takes off the stabilisers. . .

Powered vehicles belong on the road. Anything over walking speed. Pavements are for padestrians.

Christ, what have they done! I have a 1968 Lambretta Lui 50 . . . I can pick it up! Vespa 50's from the 70's 80's were about 70-75

mopeds are more like 60 kg, still heavier granny wagons weigh more and do 15 mph, they need something too. *supposed* I've seen them overtaking cars on the road! at the end of the day a powered vehicle is a powered vehicle. It has the ability to be uncontrolled and cause injury and damage to...

You need a license and all the trimmings to ride a 50cc moded . . . . in reality, what is the difference . . . .its a powered vehicle.

Same as mobility scooters, restricted to 8mph or whatever it is . . .if you want to do 30mph get a lid, license No plate and insurance